This is a remarkably powerful piece that sheds light on a new angle of an issue that society has dealt with for years. The Internet (and blogs) has so much power to do good, but in this case the Internet helping people with anorexia compete with each other to become thinner. Technology has the potential to both improve and harm.
I found this to be a very fascinating piece that takes film and applies it to real life. I especially enjoyed the comment about how filmmakers are concerned that modern news media is stifling our short term memory (the "Memento" reference). I also enjoyed how filmmakers' manipulation of time was tied to our perception of having more than one time line occurring when we have multiple windows open on our computers.
Comments by Steven Petersen
Comment for "Anorexia Blogs"
Steven Petersen
Posted on December 30, 2005 at 09:53 AM | Permalink
Review of Anorexia Blogs
This is a remarkably powerful piece that sheds light on a new angle of an issue that society has dealt with for years. The Internet (and blogs) has so much power to do good, but in this case the Internet helping people with anorexia compete with each other to become thinner. Technology has the potential to both improve and harm.
Comment for "Embroidery Felon"
Steven Petersen
Posted on December 30, 2005 at 09:19 AM | Permalink
Review of Embroidery Felon
A nice piece about how a man made the best out of a bad situation.
Comment for "Time in Film"
Steven Petersen
Posted on December 30, 2005 at 09:11 AM | Permalink
Review of Time in Film
I found this to be a very fascinating piece that takes film and applies it to real life. I especially enjoyed the comment about how filmmakers are concerned that modern news media is stifling our short term memory (the "Memento" reference). I also enjoyed how filmmakers' manipulation of time was tied to our perception of having more than one time line occurring when we have multiple windows open on our computers.